PolarPreet

Hi everyone,

I have had the same gofundme page for 3 years for all of my Antarctic expeditions and I’m so grateful for all of your donations.

Funding is one of the most difficult things for expeditions and I didn’t announce my last expedition, making it a little harder to get funding. My last expedition was a female speed record from Hercules Inlet - South Pole, the solo, unsupported 1130km journey took me 31 days, 13 hours and 19 minutes.

It has always been important for me to encourage others to push their boundaries too and I’ve been able to give out 3 small adventure grants from your donations so far. The rest of the funding has gone towards the cost of my expeditions.

The funds raised now will go toward the expedition I just completed, future expeditions and the adventure grant.

Four years ago, I did not know much about Antarctica and that is what inspired me to go there. Hopefully doing something that pushed me so far out of my comfort zone would inspire others to believe in themselves and push their boundaries. After three expeditions in Antarctica, I have definitely pushed my boundaries and on the second exped (70days and 922 miles on the ice), I pushed past my limits.

Antarctica is the coldest, highest, driest and windiest continent on Earth. Nobody lives there permanently. When I reached the South Pole the first time (Jan 2022), I said on my blog post ‘I don’t want to just break the glass ceiling, I want to smash it into a million pieces.’ I was told no on so many occasions, called stubborn or rebellious because I wanted to do things that were out of the norm and push my boundaries. I want to encourage others to push their boundaries, it is amazing how much your world opens up when you start to do so. No boundary or barrier is too small and I want to continue to smash that glass ceiling.

I became the first woman of colour to do a solo expedition in Antarctica in 2022 (702 miles in 40 days). In Jan 2023, I completed the longest solo unsupported one-way polar ski journey for a female and overall (922 miles in 70 days), that was the hardest journey I have ever done. Less than a year later, in Dec 2023, I got the female speed record from Hercules Inlet - South Pole (702 miles in 31 days, 13 hrs & 19 mins).

“Nothing is impossible” I’ve always had this idea that I can achieve something great, something that allows me to be a role model. I want my 12 year old niece to grow up without boundaries, knowing the possibilities of what you can achieve in life are endless.

My journeys aim to inspire future generations in achieving whatever they desire and pushing boundaries!